This marks the third consecutive year that RuPaul’s Drag Race has ushered in record ratings with its season premiere. As Season 17 marks the third for the long-running competition series at MTV after moving from VH1 last season, it appears the show has officially settled into its new home — and has found a larger audience because of it.

Season 16 of RuPaul’s Drag Race did not hit Paramount+ until after the season finale episode aired. Unfortunately, the same will happen for season 17, so fans will have to watch new episodes with a live streaming service, or wait until the season is over to stream it with Paramount+.

The RuPaul’s Drag Race episode began with a mini challenge featuring RuPaul and Norvina, president of Anastasia Beverly Hills. The queens were divided into teams and tasked with